The Rideau Trail Extreme Hiking Challenge – 50km Trail Run

We were looking for some new adventures close to home this summer so we decided to work on completing the Rideau Trail. The Rideau Trail is a 327 km trail over private and public land between Kingston and Ottawa. There are people who do the whole trail in one go but we are taking a more causal approach and doing the trail as day hikes. The trail is maintained by the Rideau Trail Association. This is a non-profit volunteer group and membership is only $26 a person so if you plan to hike the trail please give back by joining the Association.

When we joined the RTA we discovered that 2021 was the club’s 50^th anniversary and they were having a 50 km Extreme Hiking Challenge to Celebrate. Trail runners were welcome to sign up as well. Although they stressed that this was not a race.

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